Bertie’s War: A Novel

No matter how hard she tries to do the right thing, Bertie keeps tumbling into embarrassing, and sometimes dangerous, situations. Her father has too many rules and her know-it-all sister won't stop teasing her. But what makes her really afraid are those Communist missiles pointed right at the United States. As Bertie starts seventh grade in the fall of 1962, news of these missiles throws the nation into a panic and Bertie suddenly feels completely out of control. Can Bertie confront an ugly truth about herself and face her fears once and for all?